Product ID:PYROGALLOL
MSDS Date:10/12/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N015224
MSDS Number: BKPYB

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

NOT IMMED, JAUNDICE OLIGURIA, OR ANURIA MAY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GET MD IMMEDIATELY. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PYROGALLOL

CAS: 87-66-1

RTECS: UX2800000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

CHLORIDE

Fraction By Weight: .001%

SULFATE

Fraction By Weight: .005%

IRON

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

Fraction By Weight: .001%

HEAVY METALS. (5 PPM MAXIMUM)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORL,RT)789 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:IRRITANT. ACUTE:DUST IS IRRIT TO
NOSE & THROAT & MAY CAUSE COUGHING OR DYSPNEA. CHRONIC:NO EFFECTS
KNOWN IN HUMANS. SKIN:IRRITANT/SENSITIZER. CNTCT CAN CAUSE LOCAL
DISCOLORATION, IRRIT & ECZEMA. SUBSTANCE MAY BE ABSORBED CAUSING
HYPERACTIVITY, GI DISTURBANCES, INTENSE SWEATING & CYANOSIS. (SEE
EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IF SUFFICIENT AMTS ARE ABSORBED,
CONVULSIONS & CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE MAY OCCUR. SENSIT DERM MAY OCCUR
IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS. CHRONIC:RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT MAY
CAUSE SENSIT, PHOTOSENSIT OR STOMATITIS. EYE:IRRITANT. CNTCT
MAYCAUSE LACRIMATION, IRRIT/POSS CORNEAL INJURY. CHRONIC:MAY CAUSE
(SEE SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
RESP. KEEP WARM/AT REST. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD
CLTHG/SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG
AMTS OF WATER U NTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS ( 15-20 MIN). GET MD
IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE, LIFTING
LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15 MIN). GET MD
IMMED. (SEE INGRED 7)

Flash Point:COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
STANDARD FOAM. LG FIRES:USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF
POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPORS/DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:HIGH LEVELS:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR
RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET, OR HOOD. NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE. FIREFIGHTING:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA W/FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS URE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE
MODE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGEST:TOXIC AMTS MAY CAUSE PROFUSE
SWEATING, INTENSE THIRST, NAUSEA, VOMIT, DIARRHEA,
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CYANOSIS, HYPERACTIVITY, STUPOR, HYPOTENSION,
HYPERNEA, ABDOMI NAL PAIN, HEMOLYSIS, CONVULSIONS, COMA & PULM
EDEMA FOLLOWED BY PNEUMONIA. IF DEATH FROM RESP FAILURE IS (SEE
INGRED 6)

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:588F,309C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:271F,133C
Vapor Pres:5 @ 151.7C
Spec Gravity:1.5
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:WHITE LUSTROUS CRYSTALS, TURN GRAY ON EXPOS TO
AIR/LIGHT.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC CO*X.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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